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Let $k$ and $n$ be fixed positive integers. For each prime power $q\geqslant k\geqslant 3$, we show that any subset $A\subseteq \mathbb{Z}_q^n$ free of $k$-term arithmetic progressions has size $|A|\leqslant c_k(q)^n$ with a constant…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-12-09 Hongze Li

For the Restricted Circular Planar 3 Body Problem, we show that there exists an open set $\mathcal U$ in phase space independent of fixed measure, where the set of initial points which lead to collision is $O(\mu^\frac{1}{20})$ dense as…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-05-03 Marcel Guardia Vadim Kaloshin , Jianlu Zhang

The problem of looking for subsets of the natural numbers which contain no 3-term arithmetic progressions has a rich history. Roth's theorem famously shows that any such subset cannot have positive upper density. In contrast, Rankin in 1960…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-10-10 Nathan McNew

The set of indices that correspond to the positive entries of a sequence of numbers is called its positivity set. In this paper, we study the density of the positivity set of a given linear recurrence sequence, that is the question of how…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-17 Edon Kelmendi

Two well studied Ramsey-theoretic problems consider subsets of the natural numbers which either contain no three elements in arithmetic progression, or in geometric progression. We study generalizations of this problem, by varying the kinds…

Given a subset of the integers of zero density, we define the weaker notion of fractional density of such a set. It is shown how this notion corresponds to that of the Hausdorff dimension of a compact subset of the reals. We then show that…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2010-07-14 Paul Potgieter

We show the existence of a coherent frame in the orbit of a connected, simply connected unimodular solvable Lie group of exponential growth for which the lower Beurling density of its index set is zero.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Ingrid Beltita , Jordy Timo van Velthoven

We prove that if $A$ is any set of prime numbers satisfying \[ \sum_{a\in A}\frac{1}{a}=\infty, \] then $A$ must contain a $3$-term arithmetic progression. This is accomplished by combining the transference principle with a density…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-06-12 Eric Naslund

In this project we show the existence of arbitrary length arithmetic progressions in model sets and Meyer sets in the Euclidean $d$-space. We prove a van der Waerden type theorem for Meyer sets. We show that pure point subsets of Meyer sets…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2021-01-27 Anna Klick , Nicolae Strungaru , Adi Tcaciuc

Let F be a family of subsets of {1,2,...,n}. The width-degree of an element x in at least one member of F is the width of the family {U in F | x in U}. If F has maximum width-degree at most k, then F is locally k-wide. Bounds on the size of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Emanuel Knill

We study progression-free sets in the abelian groups $G=(\mathbb{Z}_m^n,+)$. Let $r_k(\mathbb{Z}_m^n)$ denote the maximal size of a set $S \subset \mathbb{Z}_m^n$ that does not contain a proper arithmetic progression of length $k$. We give…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2019-03-21 Christian Elsholtz , Péter Pál Pach

A subset $S$ of an abelian group $G$ is called $3$-$\mathrm{AP}$ free if it does not contain a three term arithmetic progression. Moreover, $S$ is called complete $3$-$\mathrm{AP}$ free, if it is maximal w.r.t. set inclusion. One of the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-30 Bence Csajbók , Zoltán Lóránt Nagy

Suppose that f : F_p^n -> [0,1] has expected value t in [p^(-n/9),1] (so, the density t can be quite low!). Furthermore, suppose that support(f) has no three-term arithmetic progressions. Then, we develop non-trivial lower bounds for f_j,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-07-11 Ernie Croot

In this paper, we prove a time dependent lower bound on density in the optimal order $O(1/(1+t))$ for the general smooth nonisentropic flow of compressible Euler equations.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-12-19 Geng Chen

For any fixed $d\geq1$ and subset $X$ of $\mathbb{N}^d$, let $r_X(n)$ be the maximum cardinality of a subset $A$ of $\{1,\dots,n\}^d$ which does not contain a subset of the form $\vec{b} + rX$ for $r>0$ and $\vec{b} \in \mathbb{R}^d$. Such…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-11-27 Natalie Behague , Joseph Hyde , Natasha Morrison , Jonathan A. Noel , Ashna Wright

In this paper, we find an expression for the density of the sum of two independent $d-$dimensional Student $t-$random vectors $\mathbf{X}$ and $\mathbf{Y}$ with arbitrary degrees of freedom. As a byproduct we also obtain an expression for…

Probability · Mathematics 2009-06-18 C. Berg , C. Vignat

We prove that measurable sets $E\subset \mathbb R^n$ with locally finite perimeter and zero $s$-mean curvature satisfy the surface density estimates: \begin{align*} \operatorname{Per} (E; B_R(x)) \geq CR^{n-1} \end{align*} for all $R>0$,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-06 Jack Thompson

In this paper we discuss the continuity properties of the integrated density of states for random models based on that of the single site distribution. Our results are valid for models with independent randomness with arbitrary free parts.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M Krishna

Suppose l=2m+1, m>0. We introduce m "theta-series", [1],...,[m], in Z/2[[x]]. It has been conjectured that the n for which the coefficient of x^n in 1/[i] is 1 form a set of density 0. This is probably always false, but in certain cases,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-07-22 Paul Monsky

It is known that first-order logic with some counting extensions can be efficiently evaluated on graph classes with bounded expansion, where depth-$r$ minors have constant density. More precisely, the formulas are $\exists x_1 ... x_k \#y…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-07-06 Jan Dreier , Daniel Mock , Peter Rossmanith